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Emirates plane bursts into flames on emergency landing at Dubai International Airport
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Russian helicopter on Aleppo aid mission shot down, all 5 aboard dead
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter has been shot down by ground fire in Syria following delivery of humanitarian supplies to Aleppo, the Defense Ministry said. Three crew and two officers from Russia's Reconciliation Center died, according to a Kremlin statement.
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Post-coup, Turkey’s Erdogan seeks to tighten grip on country
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he wanted to introduce constitutional changes to bring the Turkish spy agency and military chief of staff directly under his control as he seeks to tighten his grip on the country after the failed coup.
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Massive anti-US rally staged at NATO Incirlik air base in Turkey (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
A crowd has been protesting near the Incirlik military base in Adana, Turkey. The facility houses US and NATO forces. The demonstrators are calling for the closure of the base, where arrests and searches were made in connection with the failed coup.
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Turkey orders shutdown of over 130 media outlets, dismisses 2,400 military personnel – broadcaster
Turkish authorities ordered the closure of more than 130 media outlets on Wednesday in a crackdown following July’s failed coup, Reuters reports, citing CNN Turk. Some 2,400 military personnel were also sacked in the Turkish government’s latest move.
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Palestinian Authority aims to sue Britain for 1917 Balfour Declaration to remove Arabs
Britain is responsible for all Israeli war crimes since 1948 because it created the 1917 mandate which saw Arabs removed from their land to make way for the state of Israel, a top Palestinian diplomat has said.
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Turkey detains key aide to US-based 'coup mastermind' Gulen
Turkey's authorities have detained the "right hand" of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused of masterminding the failed coup attempt, a presidency official said.
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Erdogan announces 3 month state of emergency in Turkey after coup attempt
A state of emergency will be introduced in Turkey for three months following a coup attempt last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.
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Turkey coup sparks state of emergency
Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed coup.
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Death penalty warning
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made clear he will show no mercy.
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Turkish parliament evacuated after attack warning – media
People were evacuated from the Turkish parliament building in Ankara after news circulated that an attack was imminent, according to local media reports.
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Turkey's coup attempt: What you need to know
Scores of people have been killed in Turkey and more than 1,400 wounded as a result of an attempted coup overnight. But who was responsible, what happened and why?
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Turkish commander of air base housing US nukes detained for complicity in coup attempt – official
General Bekir Ercan Van, the commander of Turkey’s Incirlik airbase, which is used both by the Turkish Air Force and NATO forces, has been detained by Turkish authorities accused of complicity in the attempted coup.
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Why did Turkish coup plot fail?
For several hours on Friday night hundreds of Turkish soldiers appeared to have taken control of key areas of the main cities of Ankara and Istanbul.
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US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt
After strongly supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when it seemed his government might topple and then opening the door to sending home the cleric, a stung Obama administration fired back at its NATO ally.
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Turkey Blames Coup Attempt On Group Led By U.S.-Based Cleric
Tensions rise in U.S.-Turkish relations as Erdogan targets Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.
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Chaos in Turkey as military launches coup
TURKEY’S coup has been squashed and government reprisal promises to be merciless.
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Turkey says US is 'no friend' for harboring 'coup planner' Gulen
The Turkish government has indirectly criticized its NATO ally, the US, for providing a safe haven for Fethullah Gülen, whom Ankara blames for masterminding Friday’s military coup attempt. The cleric is currently living in self-imposed exile in the States.
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How Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inflamed tensions in Turkey
Background to coup includes various terror attacks and the Islamist president’s increasingly authoritarian views
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Coup underway in Turkey; president says he's still in charge
Gunshots have reportedly been heard in Ankara as well as outside the Istanbul Police HQ, while tanks are reported to be stationed outside the Istanbul airport. The state-run Anadolu news agency reports that 17 police officers have been killed in an aerial attack on the Golbasi special operations department in Ankara.
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